draw parallels between

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: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.

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When the film was released, Clooney intended to draw parallels between Murrow and how the media was covering the lead-up to the Iraq War. Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025 Several viewers were quick to draw parallels between the two ads in the comments section of Gap's one. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 The lesson in question asks students to analyze the role social media played in the Black Lives Matter movement and to draw parallels between it and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 17 June 2025 Echoing images and phrases invite us to draw parallels between the autobiographical and the invented, between life as lived and life as artistic sublimation. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw parallels between

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“Draw parallels between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20parallels%20between. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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